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aery

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aer⋅y

1  [air-ee, ey-uh-ree]
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–adjective, aer⋅i⋅er, aer⋅i⋅est.
ethereal; aerial.
Also, aëry.

Origin:
1580–90; < L āerius < Gk āérios, equiv. to āer- aer- + -ios adj. suffix

Related forms:
aer⋅i⋅ly, adverb

aer⋅y

2  [air-ee, eer-ee]
–noun, plural aer⋅ies.
aerie.

aer⋅ie

  [air-ee, eer-ee]
–noun
1. the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
2. a lofty nest of any large bird.
3. a house, fortress, or the like, located high on a hill or mountain.
4. Obsolete. the brood in a nest, esp. of a bird of prey.
Also, aery, eyrie, eyry.

Origin:
1575–85; < AF, OF airie, equiv. to aire (< L ager field, presumably “nest” in VL; see acre ) + ie -y 3 ; cf. ML aerea, aeria aerie, brood < OF aire
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aer·ie or aer·y also ey·rie or ey·ry   (âr'ē, îr'ē)   
n.   pl. aer·ies also eyr·ies

  1. The nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place.

  2. A house or stronghold perched on a height.


[Medieval Latin aeria, from Old French aire, from Latin ārea, open space, threshing-floor.]
aer·y 1   (âr'ē, ā'ə-rē)   
adj.   aer·i·er, aer·i·est
Ethereal.

[Latin āerius, of the air; see aerial.]
aer·y 2   (âr'ē, îr'ē)   
n.  Variant of aerie.
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Word Origin & History

aerie 
"eagle's nest," 1581 (attested in Anglo-L. from 1224), from O.Fr. aire, from L.L. area "nest of a bird of prey," perhaps from L. area "level ground, garden bed," though some doubt this. Another theory connects it to atrium. Formerly misspelled eyrie (1664) on the mistaken assumption that it derived from M.E. ey "egg."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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